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CVE-2015-1344

Published: 17 November 2015

The do_write_pids function in lxcfs.c in LXCFS before 0.12 does not properly check permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing a pid to the tasks file.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
lxcfs
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

vivid
Released (0.7-0ubuntu4.1)
wily
Released (0.10-0ubuntu2.1)